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Mark 3:4
And he saide to them, Is it lawfull to doe a good deede on the Sabbath day, or to doe euil? to saue the life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
Mark 3:4 · Geneva Bible
Mark 3:4 in other translations
And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to kill?” But they were silent.
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In context
1 And he entred againe into ye Synagogue, and there was a man which had a withered had.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
3 Then he saide vnto the man which had the withered hand, Arise: stand forth in the middes.
4 And he saide to them, Is it lawfull to doe a good deede on the Sabbath day, or to doe euil? to saue the life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
5 Then hee looked rounde about on them angerly, mourning also for the hardnesse of their hearts, and saide to the man, Stretch foorth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hande was restored, as whole as the other.
6 And the Pharises departed, and straightway gathered a councill with the Herodians against him, that they might destroy him.
7 But Iesus auoided with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude followed him from Galile, and from Iudea,
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